Magic: The Gathering

News Helicopter

Marvel's Spider-Man 169 • common

Set: Marvel's Spider-Man
Collector number: 169
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 3 generic mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Lee Woo-chul
Market price: $0.12

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$0.12market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.04 – $0.14 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This creature card from the Marvel's Spider-Man set depicts the ever-present news helicopter, a staple element of the urban landscape in comic lore. As a common card, it offers an accessible way for collectors to represent the frantic aerial coverage that often frames a hero's high-stakes encounters.

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Card face

What it does

Flying

When this creature enters, create a 1/1 green and white Human Citizen creature token.

"C'mon, we can't let Parker get all the shots of Spider-Man."

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
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HistoricLegal
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Provenance

Where it came from

The News Helicopter card is part of the extensive Marvel's Spider-Man trading card set, released to coincide with the multimedia expansion of the Spider-Man franchise. As a common rarity creature card, it was designed to populate the urban backdrop of the game-inspired tabletop experience, serving as a functional piece of world-building that highlights the chaotic, media-saturated environment of New York City in the Spider-Man universe.

The card features artwork by Lee Woo-chul, who utilized a clean, illustrative style to capture the mechanical aesthetic of the iconic news choppers seen throughout the Marvel series. His design focus was on clarity and consistency, ensuring the vehicle felt grounded within the comic-book inspired art direction of the set. Upon release, the card was widely received by collectors as a functional, atmospheric staple that helped define the set's setting.

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About News Helicopter

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